Smart lockdown enforced in 844 areas in Punjab
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The National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) was informed on Saturday that smart lockdown was enforced in 1,292 localities across the country in 24 hours to prevent the further spread of coronavirus.
The NCOC was also apprised that a total of 308,600 people were affected due to imposition of smart lockdown in different areas.
In the Federal Capital, the smart lockdown was imposed in sectors G-9/2 and G-9/3 along with Karachi Company (G-9 Markaz) in last 24 hours.
A total of 10 localities of Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT) having population of 60,000 were under smart lockdown, the forum was told.
It was also informed that the federal and provincial authorities were ensuring compliance with health guidelines / instructions, particularly regarding workplaces, industrial sector, transport, markets and shops, besides pursuing the Track, Trace and Quarantine (TTQ) strategy.
The NCOC was told that the smart lockdown was enforced in 844 areas of Punjab affecting the population of some 15,200 in last 24 hours. Similarly, the lockdown was imposed in 414 localities of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa with population of 11,000, seven localities in Sindh with population of 7,000, 12 areas of Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) and five areas in Gilgit-Baltistan.
The NCOC meeting was told that over 13,116 violations of health guidelines/instructions were observed across Pakistan in last 24 hours. Punitive actions were taken against some 1,541 markets/shops, 33 industrial units and 1,429 transport vehicles.